School Assembly News Headlines Today: Top international, national other news of August 12
International
Trump says India tariffs hit Russian economy hard: 'That was a big blow'
US designates Balochistan Liberation Army as Foreign Terrorist Organisation
'Osama bin Laden in a suit': Ex-Pentagon official calls for banning Pakistan army chief Asim Munir from US
National
Why Supreme Court's dog order is mission impossible in Delhi
30 Oppn MPs were invited for meeting, no one turned up: Election Commission
India should act proactively against China-Pak naval challenge: Parliament panel
Education
From Triple Talaq to Section 377: CBSE revamps Legal Studies curriculum, here's what it means for law aspirants
IIM Bangalore launches FinTech certificate programme for young professionals
CBSE approves open-book exams for Class 9 from 2026-27: Report
School Assembly News Headlines Today: Top national, international, other news of August 11
Sports
BCCI grooms Vaibhav Suryavanshi in special programme to fill looming vacuum amid Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma exit buzz
'Shubman Gill sent out a signal to the other members of Team India by…': Sunil Gavaskar reacts to Duleep Trophy squad
'I mean D Gukesh had a bad Classical event': Viswanathan Anand explains why GMs 'shouldn't rule out any format mentally'
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